Kazakh president bestows Iran’s nuclear chief with medal of honor

TEHRAN – Nursultan Nazarbayev, the president of Kazakhstan, has bestowed a medal of honor on director of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Ali Akbar Salehi.

The medal was given to Salehi on Saturday in a ceremony on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries and to appreciate Iran for having held nuclear talks in Almaty, Kazakhstan, the YJC reported.

Kazakhstan was represented by its Minister of Culture and Sports Arystanbek Mukhamediuly in the ceremony.